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...short rows this morning in front of the quarters. The University crew did not go out again until late this afternoon when they rowed down stream as far as the Navy Yard in search of smooth water. The conditions were poor and no time was taken. The blade work, however, was good and a general improvement was noticeable. The Freshman crew went out early this afternoon but owing to the rough water good work was impossible. Later the shell was nearly swamped. All the crews have benefited by the rest on Sunday and are in good condition and spirits...
...first crew finished at a 32 and 33 stroke in the most encouraging spurt of the season. Early this afternoon the Freshman crew rowed three miles up the river. The form of all the crews shows great improvement and the control of the slides is much better but the blade work is still weak...
Owing to the small number of times the class crews have rowed together, their work is not as far advanced as it should be so short a time before the race. The Senior crew is the farthest advanced; their blade work is good and they row well together, but have a tendency to slowness in starting the recover. The make-up of the Junior and Sophomore crews has been considerably changed lately, but they have nevertheless improved greatly in the last few days. The Law School crew has not attempted to adopt the new stroke introduced this year...
...first Newell crew has shown a marked improvement in its work this week. The blade work is good, and the men control their slides fairly well. They are, however, rather slow at the start and finish...
...case of the first Weld, the men on the second have a strong tendency to rush, their slides, and to be poor in their blade work. The second Newell has retrograded somewhat during the week, the recovery being unsteady and the blade work poor. Nevertheless, both second crews are well up to the average, and should make the first section race very close...